Covid-19, law and regulation -- Past legal and regulatory responses to infectious diseases -- A global emergency -- Restrictions on movement -- Domestic laws and emergency measures -- Litigation and legal challenges to emergency orders -- Risk, impact, and disadvantage -- Criminal justice issues and the Covid-19 pandemic -- Civil liability, regulation, and accountability -- Covid-19 and workplace and occupational health and safety -- Development of Covid-19 treatments and vaccines -- Production, regulation, and distribution of Covid-19 treatments and vaccines -- Law, regulation and rights : reflections on the Covid-19 pandemic.

"Covid-19 is the most severe pandemic the world has experienced in a century. This book analyses major legal and regulatory responses internationally to COVID-19, and the impact the pandemic has had on human rights and freedoms, governance, the obligations of states and individuals, as well the role of the World Health Organization and other international bodies during this time. The authors examine notable legal challenges to public health measures enforced during the pandemic, such as lockdown orders, curfews, and vaccine mandates. Importantly, the book contextualises the legal analysis by examining the broader social and economic dimensions of risks posed by the pandemic."-- Provided by publisher.